The vacancy rate in the state stood at 1.34 percent in the third quarter of this year, compared to 1.30 percent in the third quarter of 2017.

The number of vacant homes in Hawaii was 5,512 in the third quarter, a 3 percent increase over what it was a year ago, ATTOM Data reported

Tennessee ranked No. 1 on the analysis with a 2.65 percent home vacancy rate in the third quarter, a 5 percent increase over the rate a year ago.

Nationwide, the home vacancy rate was 1.52 percent in the third quarter, representing more than 1.4 million housing units. That’s a 4 percent decrease over where it stood a year earlier as the U.S. housing market continues to tighten, according to ATTOM Data.

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State Rankings on Home Vacancy Rates

Rank

State

2018 Single Family Homes & Condos

2018 Vacant Single Family Homes & Condos

2018 Vacant Home Rate (% Vacant)

2017 Vacant Homes

2017 Vacant Home Rate (% Vacant)

Year-over-Year % Change in Vacant Rate

1

Tennessee

2,648,727

70,140

2.65%

65,564

2.53%

5%

2

Kansas

920,051

22,956

2.50%

17,385

2.42%

3%

3

Oklahoma

1,362,398

33,921

2.49%

28,853

2.73%

-9%

4

Mississippi

975,172

24,090

2.47%

15,625

3.00%

-18%

5

Indiana

2,098,138

51,415

2.45%

56,428

2.77%

-12%

6

Alabama

1,600,002

35,869

2.24%

31,771

2.56%

-12%

7

Michigan

3,835,800

84,487

2.20%

87,095

2.94%

-25%

8

Florida

6,711,607

144,176

2.15%

151,261

2.22%

-3%

9

Oregon

1,065,079

22,862

2.15%

21,300

2.12%

1%

10

Kentucky

1,528,655

32,360

2.12%

12,471

1.82%

16%

11

Georgia

3,213,976

65,136

2.03%

66,425

2.07%

-2%

12

South Carolina

1,690,143

33,506

1.98%

29,408

1.90%

4%

13

Ohio

3,667,569

68,682

1.87%

79,256

2.24%

-16%

14

Missouri

2,161,721

39,973

1.85%

33,906

2.33%

-21%

15

Rhode Island

269,312

4,912

1.82%

5,268

1.68%

9%

16

West Virginia

616,201

10,869

1.76%

10,954

2.08%

-15%

17

New Mexico

629,978

11,057

1.76%

9,314

1.81%

-3%

18

District of Columbia

152,070

2,648

1.74%

2,496

1.66%

5%

19

Arkansas

1,001,082

17,408

1.74%

13,490

1.71%

1%

20

Illinois

3,910,497

67,886

1.74%

54,880

1.67%

4%

21

Nevada

886,816

14,577

1.64%

16,893

1.92%

-14%

22

Maryland

2,064,040

33,395

1.62%

34,437

1.69%

-4%

23

Louisiana

1,373,402

20,901

1.52%

16,272

1.49%

2%

24

Arizona

2,004,909

29,524

1.47%

31,199

1.56%

-5%

25

Minnesota

1,789,853

25,857

1.44%

14,704

1.08%

34%

26

Wisconsin

1,896,855

25,588

1.35%

15,649

1.14%

18%

27

Hawaii

412,841

5,512

1.34%

5,371

1.30%

3%

28

Wyoming

176,950

2,350

1.33%

1,131

1.20%

11%

29

Texas

7,215,979

94,605

1.31%

89,185

1.30%

1%

30

Iowa

1,262,740

16,228

1.29%

11,058

1.49%

-14%

31

Nebraska

631,160

7,742

1.23%

5,040

1.22%

1%

32

North Carolina

3,344,567

40,745

1.22%

36,698

1.25%

-3%

33

Pennsylvania

4,046,497

47,739

1.18%

45,947

1.23%

-4%

34

New York

3,617,480

40,796

1.13%

44,190

1.09%

3%

35

Alaska

201,965

2,106

1.04%

1,560

1.10%

-6%

36

Washington

2,111,936

21,973

1.04%

21,747

1.06%

-1%

37

Montana

359,392

3,636

1.01%

1,483

0.80%

26%

38

New Jersey

2,643,282

25,848

0.98%

35,816

1.36%

-28%

39

Maine

257,873

2,389

0.93%

3,076

0.81%

14%

40

Utah

830,548

7,634

0.92%

6,438

0.92%

-1%

41

Connecticut

982,988

8,724

0.89%

9,763

0.90%

-1%

42

Massachusetts

1,739,226

14,305

0.82%

15,260

0.78%

5%

43

South Dakota

264,631

2,156

0.81%

112

0.25%

228%

44

Virginia

2,735,871

21,122

0.77%

20,577

0.85%

-10%

45

California

8,772,184

66,863

0.76%

71,968

0.80%

-4%

46

Colorado

1,791,977

12,166

0.68%

11,311

0.69%

-2%

47

Idaho

522,047

3,433

0.66%

1,825

0.69%

-5%

48

North Dakota

198,284

1,263

0.64%

193

0.69%

-7%

49

Delaware

301,687

1,861

0.62%

3,111

1.08%

-43%

50

Vermont

253,480

1,066

0.42%

987

0.39%

9%

51

New Hampshire

377,121

1,449

0.38%

1,642

0.42%

-8%

U.S.

95,126,759

1,447,906

1.52%

1,367,793

1.58%

-4%

Source: ATTOM Data Solutions

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